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Ranunculaceae

Definition:	The buttercup plant family of the order Ranunculales, subclass Magnoliidae, class Magnoliopsida. The leaves are usually alternate and stalkless. The flowers usually have two to five free sepals and may be radially symmetrical or irregular.
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Also Called:	Beesia,Consolida,Hepatica,Isopyrum

Ranunculaceae Categories.

	Aconitum - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. Members contain a number of diterpenoid alkaloids including: aconitans, hypaconitine, ACONITINE, jesaconitine, ignavine, napelline, and mesaconitine.
	Actaea - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. Cycloartanes have been found in the rhizomes.
	Adonis - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. Members contain cardenolide oligoglycosides such as adoniside, adonisidum and alepposide.
	Anemone - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains triterpene saponins. The root of Anemone raddeana is the source of a Chinese folk medicine, zhu jie xian fu. The common name of liverwort is also used with other plants. This genus is unrelated to SEA ANEMONES.
	Aquilegia - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains aquiledine, isoaquiledine and cycloartane-type glycosides.
	Cimicifuga - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains triterpenoid saponins. Remifemin from C. racemosa is used to suppress LUTEINIZING HORMONE. It is reclassified by some to ACTAEA. The common name of black snakeroot is also used with ASARUM and SANICULA.
	Clematis - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. Members contain SCOPOLETIN and SAPONINS.
	Coptis - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. Members contain BERBERINE and other isoquinoline ALKALOIDS.
	Delphinium - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. Members contain ACONITINE and other diterpenoid alkaloids.
	Helleborus - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. Members contain hellebrin (BUFANOLIDES). The extract is the basis of Biocil preparation used for rheumatism.
	Hydrastis - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. Members contain BERBERINE.
	Nigella - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE.
	Pulsatilla - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. Members contain cernuosides and other oleanane and hederagenin saponins.
	Ranunculus - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains contains protoanemonin, anemonin, and ranunculin.
	Semiaquilegia - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE that contains griffonilide, lithospermoside, and magnoflorine.
	Thalictrum - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. Members contain isoquinoline alkaloids and triterpene glycosides.
	Xanthorhiza - A plant genus of the family RANUNCULACEAE. Members contain isoquinoline alkaloids.

Ranunculaceae Definitions and Terms

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